SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC SWBI
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 831754106 · ISIN US8317541063
Manufacturer of firearms and BB guns in the United States
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryOrdnance & Accessories, (No Vehicles/Guided Missiles)
- HeadquartersMaryville, TN
- Founded1852
- Websitesmith-wesson.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($346.6k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 45.9m as of 2022-12-05, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $8.69. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($5.3m notional), 11 hold puts ($10.1m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 207 |
| Q4 2022 | 194 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $12.5m | $12.6m | 1.01 |
| Q4 2022 | $5.3m | $10.1m | 1.89 |
Biggest buyers
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +361.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +177.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +143.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +125.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +102.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +89.5k |
| Boston Partners | New | +74.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +69.3k |
| Cambria Investment Management, L.P. | Added | +66.5k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Added | +61.6k |
Biggest sellers
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -400.1k |
| Potrero Capital Research LLC | Sold out | -378.8k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Reduced | -365.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -292.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -199.4k |
| Man Group plc | Reduced | -142.6k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC | Sold out | -127.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -108.4k |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | -59.7k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | Reduced | -52.8k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.4m271.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.2m138.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $500.0k57.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $480.9k55.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $302.0k34.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $231.0k26.7k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $217.9k25.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $34.7k4.0k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $1.7k200 shares |
| HAP Trading, LLC | Reduced | $1.0k12.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $3.9m447.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.1m358.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.6m188.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $404.0k46.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $325.0k37.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $318.6k36.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $278.6k32.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $100.7k11.6k shares |
| HAP Trading, LLC | New | $13.0k10.1k shares |
| Cutler Group LLC / CA | Added | $6.0k4.3k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
JDH Capital I, L.P.
13D · may seek influence
new · filed 2026-10-28
Stated purposeMergers On October 21, 2026 (the "Closing Date"), the Issuer entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") by and among the Issuer, Tristar Merger Sub, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer ("Merger Sub"), Long Range Intermediate LLC ("Savage"), and Savarms, L.P. ("Seller"), a wholly owned subsidiary of JDH Capital I, L.P., and concurrently consummated the transactions contemplated thereby (the "Closing"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (i) Merger Sub merged with and into Savage, with Savage surviving such merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, and (ii) immediately thereafter, and as part of an integrated plan, Savage merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer surviving such merger (the mergers described by the foregoing clauses (i) and… Full filing |
16.7% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution filed 2026-01-21 | 5.6% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27), RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC (4.9%, 2026-02-12)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 2 | $55.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 1 | $5.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $78.2k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $79.3k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $108.4k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-15 | SCOTT ROBERT L Director | Sold | $35.5k4.0k shares |
| 2022-11-15 | SCOTT ROBERT L Director | Sold | $41.4k3.5k shares |
| 2022-10-17 | SCOTT ROBERT L Director | Sold | $31.5k3.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.9m $34.1m | Added +177.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.4m $29.3m | Added +40.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.5m $21.8m | Reduced -199.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $19.9m | Added +69.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $9.8m | Added +361.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 868.6k $7.5m | Added +16.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 845.4k $7.4m | Reduced -8.2k |
| Punch Card Management L.P. 2.36% of their portfolio | 840.0k $7.3m | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 777.8k $6.8m | Added +89.5k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 674.5k $5.9m | Reduced -22.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 555.5k $4.8m | Added +125.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 506.9k $4.4m | Added +102.6k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 453.8k $3.9m | Added +7.0k |
| Cambria Investment Management, L.P. 0.31% of their portfolio | 426.7k $3.7m | Added +66.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 405.0k $3.5m | Reduced -4.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 345.5k $3.0m | Added +143.1k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 341.0k $3.0m | Reduced -365.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 330.4k $2.9m | Reduced -27.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 267.4k $2.3m | Reduced -292.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 233.3k $2.0m | Added +61.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 224.8k $2.0m | Added +59.7k |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 202.8k $1.8m | Reduced -59.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 166.6k $1.4m | Added +61.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 160.8k $1.4m | Added +2.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 160.5k $1.4m | Reduced -108.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 158.8k $1.4m | Reduced -400.1k |
| Euclidean Technologies Management, LLC 1.21% of their portfolio | 147.1k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 121.2k $1.1m | Added +48.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 117.5k $1.0m | Added +15.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.5k $958.7k | Added +2.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.8k $926.0k | Added +2.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.3k $766.5k | Added +17.2k |
| Lesa Sroufe & Co 0.85% of their portfolio | 88.0k $764.0k | Reduced -1.8k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.3k $731.0k | Added +700 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.4k $654.0k | Added +990 |
| Boston Partners 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.7k $648.7k | New |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.8k $589.0k | Reduced -2.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.8k $588.0k | Reduced -4.3k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.8k $562.5k | Reduced -18.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.4k $551.0k | Reduced -4.7k |
| ROMAN BUTLER FULLERTON & CO 0.32% of their portfolio | 60.2k $625.7k | Added +560 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.7k $518.4k | Added +17.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.7k $501.0k | Added +27.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.4k $446.0k | Reduced -14.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.4k $446.0k | Unchanged |
| Man Group plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.8k $440.5k | Reduced -142.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.0k $434.2k | Added +6.9k |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.1k $408.5k | Added +14.6k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.8k $388.8k | Added +9.5k |
| Cypress Capital Management LLC (WY) 0.49% of their portfolio | 44.4k $390.0k | Reduced -3.9k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.8k $380.0k | Reduced -12.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.6k $378.8k | Added +12.6k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.3k $375.6k | Added +1.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.7k $370.9k | Reduced -3.8k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.7k $362.4k | Reduced -52.8k |
| UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.9k $346.6k | Reduced -7.6k |
| Belpointe Asset Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 38.9k $337.4k | Reduced -3.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.8k $336.5k | Added +8.9k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.6k $334.7k | Added +3.4k |
| New York Life Investment Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.5k $325.4k | Added +4.2k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.7k $292.5k | Reduced -300 |
| Aviance Capital Partners, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 32.7k $283.8k | Added +12.7k |
| Unison Advisors LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 31.6k $277.4k | Added +229 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.1k $270.2k | Added +14.5k |
| Monaco Asset Management SAM 0.09% of their portfolio | 30.0k $260.4k | New |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.3k $254.0k | Reduced -20.5k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.1k $253.0k | Reduced -39.0k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.3k $245.7k | New |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 27.1k $235.5k | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.5k $229.8k | Unchanged |
| IMA Advisory Services, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 25.0k $217.0k | Unchanged |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.9k $198.6k | Added +3.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.8k $197.7k | Reduced -3.2k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.9k $190.0k | Reduced -1.2k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.5k $186.5k | Reduced -78 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.3k $185.1k | Reduced -4.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.2k $183.7k | Unchanged |
| PATRIOT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 20.3k $220.9k | Reduced -1.6k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.2k $175.4k | Unchanged |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.8k $163.2k | Added +3.3k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.3k $159.1k | Reduced -1.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.1k $156.8k | Added +26 |
| Acrisure Capital Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 18.0k $156.6k | First filing |
| State of Wyoming 0.05% of their portfolio | 18.0k $156.0k | Added +1.9k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.7k $153.6k | Unchanged |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.5k $152.3k | Added +895 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.5k $152.0k | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.5k $143.6k | Reduced -4.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.1k $139.7k | Reduced -7.4k |
| MEEDER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.7k $136.4k | Reduced -5.4k |
| Van Hulzen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 15.4k $134.0k | Unchanged |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.5k $125.5k | Added +2.1k |
| Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 14.0k $121.9k | Unchanged |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.2k $114.2k | Reduced -4.4k |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.0k $114.6k | Unchanged |
| ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.9k $112.1k | Added +546 |
| Sigma Planning Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.8k $110.8k | Added +820 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.2k $105.9k | First filing |
| PENOBSCOT WEALTH MANAGEMENT 0.08% of their portfolio | 11.7k $102.0k | New |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.6k $100.3k | Reduced -400 |